- present participle of fumble.
fumbling
Example Sentences
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"It's not like that for postpartum psychosis, so it was a lot of kind of like fumbling around in the dark," Cliffel said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"And, of course, the key to solving a problem is to understand why it's gone wrong. Otherwise, you're just fumbling in the dark."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Coming off the worst combined season in the history of the two franchises, the Jets and Giants both have the chance to bring in several foundational building blocks—if they can avoid fumbling this opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
As I followed a patrol of federal agents around New York City’s Chinatown during their fumbling attempted raid in mid-October last year, I noticed something curious.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026
There’s some fumbling around and a thump like Lenny might have just smashed his toes on something.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
